Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon

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Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon (born June 10, 1789 in Feugarolles , † January 10, 1828 in Agen ) was a French Roman Catholic nun and founder of the order . She stands at the beginning of the Marianist sisters . In the Catholic Church she is venerated as a blessed .

Life

Origin and early calling

Adèle de Batz came from an old noble family in southwest France, which included the musketeer D'Artagnan . In 1797 she and her parents had to flee to San Sebastian before the French Revolution , where she was influenced by Spanish piety and considered joining the Carmelites at the age of 11 . In 1801 the family returned to Tranquelléon Castle (20 km west of Agen). From 1802 Adèle lived according to a spiritual rule written by the private tutor. In 1804 she founded with like-minded Jeanne Diché (after their marriage: Jeanne Belloc) a "small society" for the rechristianization of the rural population, which under the patronage of the Immaculate Virgin Mary , further members joined (1808 already 60).

Foundation of the Marianists

Through the mediation of priests, contact was made with Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade and his Congrégation de l'Immaculée (Congregation of the Immaculate Virgin Mary) founded in Bordeaux , which the small society joined. Adèle finally renounced marriage and, after recovering from illness, devoted himself entirely to the poor from 1809. She looked after her father from 1812 until his death in 1815. Then she pursued the project of a women's community, took her first vows and had her priests friends draw up a rule of the order under the supervision of Chaminade. In 1816 she took it seriously, left the castle and in Agen, together with three like-minded people (including Jeanne Belloc), formed the foundation of the community of the daughters of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of Agen (also: Marianist sisters or Marianists), in whose constitutions they were instructed by Chaminade himself. Chaminade appointed Adèle superior and on July 25, 1817, the nine founding sisters were made perpetual profession . In 1824 the statutes were officially approved by Bishop Jean Jacoupy (1761–1848). Further foundings were established in Tonneins (1820), Condom (1824), Bordeaux (1824) and Arbois (1826).

Death and Beatification, Development of the Congregation

In 1827 Adèle's health deteriorated. She died in early January 1828 at the age of 38. In 1986 she was declared venerable by Pope John Paul II and beatified by Cardinal Angelo Amato in Agen in 2018 . The congregation currently (2020) has 350 members in 14 countries (not represented in the German-speaking area).

literature

  • Joseph Stefanelli: Adele. A biography of Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon . Marianist Resources Commission, Dayton, Ohio, 1989.

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SURNAME Batz de Trenquelléon, Adèle de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trenquelléon, Adèle de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French founder of the order
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH Feugarolles
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 1828
Place of death Agen